§ 8-23-4-2 — State highway system; designation; composition; selection criteria; classification

Indiana § 8-23-4-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 23: INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF
• Ch. 4: General Highway, Road, and Street Provisions

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(a) The state highway system shall be designated
by the department. The total extent of the state highway system may not
exceed twelve thousand (12,000) miles. The state highway system
consists of the principal arterial highways in Indiana and includes the
following:
(1) A highway to the seat of government in each county.
(2) Connecting arteries and extensions through municipalities.
(b) In determining the highways or sections of highways that are a
part of the state highway system, the department shall consider the
following:
(1) The relative importance of each highway to county or
municipal government.
(2) Existing business and land use.
(3) The development of natural resources, industry, and
agriculture.
(4) The economic welfare of Indiana.
(5) The safety and convenience of highway users.
(6) The financial capacity of the state to reconstruct, construct,
and maintain the highways selected to desirable standards.
(c) The state highway system shall be classified for purposes of
management, establishment of standards, and priority for use of funds
and resources. Classification of the system may conform to the
department's designation of the state's federal aid system.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.213.